Not sure how or why, but the The Chap's most recent album Mega Breakfast ended up on my Ipod.
File under wierd...esoteric, genius, lo-fi?
I'd reference Hot Chip in terms of quirky, slightly dancey, firmly leftfield pop music. Hot Chip also turned in a remix for the band on last year's The Chop, but don't expect any "Over and Over" jams from these guys. I would say its Dada Pop.
Hop over to Myspace and listen to "Ethnic Instrument" to see what I'm talking about.
Another bit of evidence of the genre defining, electronic pop creativity that seems to be bubbling under in the UK...more on that later.
The album is out now on the delicious Lo Recordings (UPDATE: you can actually stream the whole album directly from the Losite).
If you are in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, or Belgium: check below for tour dates. If you are in the US, just buy the album and send them a note to come visit us.
(Cool appropriation of the Koons dog for their album work, huh? Anyone gone to the rooftop of the Met to see them in person?)
1 May - Edinburgh, Limbo @ Voodoo Rooms
2 May - Hull, New Adelphi
3 May - Manchester, Futuresonic Festival w/Dirty Projectors
4 May - Coventry, Taylor John's *
7 May - Bristol, The Croft *
17 May - Tunbridge Wells, The Forum *
20 May - DE Berlin, Privatclub
22 May - DE Leipzig, Conne Island
23 May - DE Hamburg, Astrastube
24 May - DE Trier, Exhaus
25 May - DE Darmstadt, Oetinger Villa w/Enon
26 May - DE Köln, Tsunami
28 May - FR Brest, Salle du Clous (with Tank)
29 May - FR Paris, Batofar
30 May - FR St Etienne, Festival des Musiques Innovatrices
1 Jun - FR Lille, La Malterie
2 Jun - FR Metz, Le Tunnel
5 Jun - NL Haarlem, Patronaat
6 Jun - NL Amsterdam, DNA
7 Jun - BE Antwerpen, Petrol
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